Naveen Kumar Gowda (born 8 January 1986), better known by his stage name Yash, is an Indian actor who works mainly in Kannada language films.He is one of the most successful and highest-paid actor in the Kannada film industry.He has also been named as Rocking Star by his fans and media.He made his debut with Moggina Manasu (2008). Yash then went on to star in many commercially successful films, including Modalasala (2010), Rajadhani (2011), Kirataka (2011), Drama (2012), Googly (2013), Raja Huli (2013), Gajakesari (2014), Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari (2014), Masterpiece (2015), Santhu Straight Forward (2016) and K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018).He will next appear in K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022). His rise to success has been well documented by the media, and he has been rated as one of the popular Kannada film actors.Naveen Kumar Gowda was born on 8 January 1986. He was born to a vokkaliga family in Bhuvanahalli, a village in Hassan district of Karnataka.His father, Arun Kumar J. worked in the KSRTC transport service.